Russian special military operation in Ukraine #56

I do like the idea of SPG-9M, then again who knows if they changed Krasnopol from basebleed to rocket assisted

These strikes seem to be laser aimed... the drones appear to be marking targets to be hit.

SPG-9M with a laser seeking homing head would explain this, but I think it would probably be moving faster than the missile shown in the video.

As a special forces weapon using a laser homing round that can be marked by drone would be an excellent precision weapon for special forces but the angle the missile came in at suggests to be it wasn't lofted to max range as you would expect for such ammo... not need getting close enough to direct fire range and risk getting shot.

Krasnopol would have made a much bigger boom too I think and both base bleed and rocket assisted are designed to maximise range and would be coming in on target with no propulsion operating I would suspect and at a much steeper angle... diving on the target.

But what about Odessa ? The war makes it impossible for different communities to live at peace . Mixing may now not happen in the short to medium term .

They put up with Nazis for ten years and stood by and did nothing while pro Russian groups were persecuted and even murdered... they will do as they are told.

This may take a bit longer than 2024 , a date set not long ago for the end of the SMO in Ukraine .

No deadlines... they need to get this right and to do that they need to take as long as they need...

There was a vid revealed at the same time, showing airborne troopers using older generation ATGMs for taking down strongpoints from a close support range of 2000 m. Fagots, for the case, calling them old, good and reliable stuff.
I wouldn't seek for more here.

Normally I would agree but when each round hits the aim point in the drones optics it tends to suggest laser target marking and laser homing munitions.

It is a question, but not a burning one... they have a wide range of older weapons that could do this job, but AFAIK no laser spot homing types.

I have looked at the video again and some of the hits don't have missiles with running motors flying up to the impact point... just dirt being blown up into the air which probably are Krasnopol rounds with the drone marking the targets for them.

The last hit looks like Krasnopol.

PapaDragon wrote:
This footage is dogshit

First they film enemy position close up at then they switch to completely different footage with text prompts

"We totally hit the target, trust me bro"

Either film it in full from original distance or don't bother

I guess it could be a different drones and different timing , like one reconnaissance drone that's usually searching for targets but may has no laser designators , so a second drone came to paint the target for the artillery crew and since they are using much submunitions so they are sure the whole near assets on that area will be destroyed .

From what i noticed here it's the same small road .

Bad choice of weapon. Those submunitions seems quite bad compare to iskander's submunitions. Maybe it was the only thing they had. Here a Toshka-U would have done the job but they removed them from service even if they had thousands of them. Another dumb but precise BM could have done the job. They have too few iskanders which complexity is not needed for most of targets out there.

Looking again it seems it's the anti tank submunitions with the laser detector. They used it against helicopters and had to finish them with another iskander, 1 chopper managed to survive. Not a good weapon IMO.

Those submunitions are air burst fragmentation and cover an enormous area in fragments which is ideal for damaging large helicopters and also troops in a grouping working on deploying and launching drones.

The coverage is never perfect and in one case a helicopter that was not mortally wounded did escape but I am not sure what other weapon would have damaged all three helicopters that were so widely spaced to avoid one hit taking all three out.

When a target is presented you don't always have time to load suitable ammo... you will have batteries x and y and z in range and lots of other targets you want to deal with. You hit it and you look to see if you need to hit it again and you hit other targets in the mean time.

Lapain wrote:

There don't seem to be any burning vehicles there, probably one of the drones did burn out, That's about it.

The huge area of burned land, where the vehicles were, says otherwise.

Could be misinformation

Jacque Line
@MissJacque_line
The AFU have no reserves left, intelligence chief Budanov said in an interview with NYT .

“All our troops are now either in Kharkov or in Chasov Yar. I used everything we have.Unfortunately,we don’t have anyone left in reserve,” said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate
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Bit more on what he said in the interview to the NYT

The main thing from the interview with the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate:
Russian attacks in the Kharkov region will continue for another 3-4 days, after which their troops “will make a decisive offensive in the direction of Sumy”;
I used everything we had. Unfortunately, we have no one else in reserve;
It will be possible to stabilize the front and push the Russians across the border over the next few days;
Russian attacks in the Kharkov region are aimed at depleting Ukraine’s already weak reserves and sowing panic;
Our forces are either here or in Chasov Yar.

Aussie Cossack
@aussiecossack
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60 Neo-Nazi militants from the Ukrainian Kraken unit have just been captured by advancing Russian forces in the Kharkov region. Remaining Ukrainian forces have fled the city of Kupyansk.

- Head of the Kharkov Region civil-military administration Vitaly Ganchev.

A no more Grad

A few Grads and three Danas only in the last 4 days.
So much about "lacking antibattery".
There must be something to hit first ... As soon as those came out ...

Those Lancets are everywhere. No rest for the wicked.

Tony
@Cyberspec1
Lancet strikes in the AFU rear in the Kharkov direction

More than 60 people from the neo-Nazi formation "Kraken" were captured in the Kharkov region- the head of the local VGA Vitaly Ganchev

Walther von Oldenburg wrote: More than 60 people from the neo-Nazi formation "Kraken" were captured in the Kharkov region- the head of the local VGA Vitaly Ganchev

Keep up. See Post 707

Now I see. Thanks for informing me.

“Dyumin, the new assistant to the president, will oversee defense industry issues, deal with the State Council and supervise sports in the Presidential Administration,” Peskov told reporters.

https://ria.ru/20240514/pomoschniki-1945823561.html


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Dyumin was couple of years ago touted as Putin's successor... let's see how it goes. Keep in mind: Putin is a colonel, Dyumin is general :-)

Putin appointed Dyumin as his assistant

https://ria.ru/20240514/dyumin-1945793029.html

Should be good for a smile

Zlatti71
@Zlatti_71
Will we actually see an official ceremony on May 21st, as Kiev begins to transition from alleged democracy to official dictatorship?

How does something like that happen?

Will he stand on Maidan and be carried across the square in a sedan chair?

Or will he do it in front of the Bandera monument and perform a stand up inaugural speech as the new dictator of Ukraine?

I'm curious.

Belisarius wrote:

https://twitter.com/vicktop55/status/1789865004491047057

I do hope it is now clear to everyone that Shoigu has actually been promoted.

then again it looks slow for Kornet

The video is slowed down.

in one case a helicopter that was not mortally wounded

In Afghanistan Mi-8´s were covered in bullet holes and still flying.
Hard to kill.

 It will be possible to stabilize the front and push the Russians across the border over the next few days;

Mir wrote:

I do hope it is now clear to everyone that Shoigu has actually been promoted.

Probably, but most of his aides have been sacked.

Possibly some of the issues were not related to him directly, but he did not have a good supervision of the people around him.

That means if he is trusted he can concentrate on his job with his new responsibilities, while Belusov will drain the swamp in the defence ministry.

ahmedfire wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
This footage is dogshit

First they film enemy position close up at then they switch to completely different footage with text prompts

"We totally hit the target, trust me bro"

Either film it in full from original distance or don't bother

I guess it could be a different drones and different timing , like one reconnaissance drone that's usually searching for targets but may has no laser designators , so a second drone came to....

Then they should just publish full footage from the reconnaissance drone

This cutting and pasting of footage is just another layer of useless bullshit

ut he did not have a good supervision of the people around him.

BS

while Belusov will drain the swamp in the defence ministry.

What swamp? We are talking about the most efficient military in the world.
And Belousov has no clue about military matters.
My take: He is just a deputy of Shoigu.

Arkanghelsk wrote:

JohninMK wrote:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1790020123631255599

I don't think it's krasnopol , I know the base bleed version is gone for the most part and current round are RAP round

It just doesn't make much sense to use in direct fire role (projectile flies almost flat )

Unless MSTA is overrunning trenches

I want to say it's LMUR or an ATGM, then again it looks slow for Kornet, maybe Konkurs or Metis?

But the drone seems to be lazing the target

I'm stumped

Vikhr or Ataka with the laser sensor of the Krasnopol?